Cristina Vrînceanu is currently a Young Graduate Trainee for Earth Observation Data Applications at the European Space Agency where she focuses on using data fusion techniques and novel technologies for mapping and analyzing geohazards, prototyping new ready to use products and designing training activities. She has previous experience as a GIS Specialist in national projects related to hazard mapping and Earth Observation and has participated in numerous geo-spatial.org seminaries both as a student and a trainer. Along with the geo-spatial.org members, she has carried on work on promoting cartography and geospatial education as an Acting Secretary of the Romanian Cartographic Association. Cristina is also a PhD candidate in Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy at the University of Nottingham with a thesis on the automatic detection and characterization of hydrocarbon seepage in the on-shore and off-shore environments using multiple satellite sensors.